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Byler is going to BREAK the internet, I know it

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A homage to the best character

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Everyday I daydream about the look on Mike Wheelers face when El drops that she has no clue about the painting

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Presenting mike queeler

mike wheeler vs mike wheeler looking at will byers

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Netflix knows exactly how to get me to rewatch😭

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Trust me, it’s gotten worst

'you never read anymore, you used to love reading' and i have 200 safari tabs open. it never stopped it just got weird

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Me completely unironically

friend: dont go to sleep so late please!! me at 2 am:

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HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT A YEAR FOR THIS

Byler kind of HAS to end this way in Season 5 - Let's talk #Castlegate

Let's have another Gate, shall we? =D

We're all freaking out and speculating how Byler will culminate. I've already given my best guess how it'll happen. But it's still a guess.

But I'm PRETTY SURE on a scene that would happen late in the season, If Byler is endgame. It's almost borne by NECESSITY.

I'll explain:

In s2 we saw Mike donating his toys, like his parents told him to...

In s3 we saw him tell Will, "We're not kids anymore. I mean what did you think, really? That we were never gonna get girlfriends? That we were just gonna sit in my basement all day and play games for the rest of our lives?"

And Will destroyed Castle Byers...

As someone points out in the comments, this wasn't just Will thinking he was "stupid" for wanting to play games, but for wanting a life with Mike...

A theme for Mike has been telling himself to put away "childish things," to "grow up" and be "normal." But he doesn't really want to: in s4 he's playing D&D again. He tries to bury his feelings for Will, but he gives up on that also.

If he and Will get together in s5, then there's no use trying to be "normal" when you're a boy with a boyfriend in small-town Indiana. They will start defining for themselves who they are. And that could include "playing D&D and Nintendo for the rest of their lives."

That's why, at the end of Season 5, after Mike and Will get together, they have to rebuild Castle Byers. They get to rebuild their childhood dreams and hope for the future.

We've already seen that Castle Byers will be featured in the season 5 BTS video:

Castle Byers is probably important in s5 for a number of reasons. It's where Will hid in s1 while in the Upside Down.

It's a possible place for the planned Miwi flashback(s) of young Jonathan, Mike and Will. Jonathan helped Will build Castle Byers when Lonnie left. Young Mike and Will must have spent a lot of time there playing pretend, playing out stories that became their D&D games. (I'm hoping for a flashback of a young Mike playing a paladin swearing allegiance to Will saying he'll always protect Castle Byers!)

When Gaten Matarazzo read the script for the final episode, he called it a "full circle" moment. I'm sure there'll be several moments. I'm willing to bet money we'll see the Original Four playing D&D together. I'm pretty sure another will be Mike and Will going to Castle Byers together and rebuilding it.

And of course, they'll kiss there!

This, more than anything, is a way to show they've fully accepted who they are, who they've always been, and always will be.

It's a perfect way to culminate the "childhood friends to lovers" trope: they end right where they began.

-teambyler

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Micheal get out of the closet pls

Byler fights in a nutshell-

Will: Mike, you're making me mad right now so I'm going to rightfully call you out and explain what you're doing and how it's upsetting me.

Mike: well I have a girlfriend and I'm not gay!

Will: ok fine then I'll just stay mad

Mike: NO DON'T BE MAD PLEASE I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN IT POOKIE BEAR PLEASE FORGIVE ME 😭😭

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All I want

and the shame was on the other side or something

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I vouch for Mike as leader of the heteros

the ppl who say with such confidence that mike is straight blow my mind bc hello??? the lip glances speak for themselves

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I will genuinely eat my socks if this loser isn't gay

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There is absolutely no heterosexual explanation for this set up💀

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Is Byler making anyone go absolutely insane? Like I can’t stop thinking about those two freaking idiots - if they don’t become endgame I will be honestly concerned for my well-being cause I’ve invested so much time and thought and emotion into them that it’s actually concerning.

Here is my daily routine:

Wake up - go on tumbler look at Byler

Afternoon - thinking of byler

Evening - reading Byler fanfiction

Night - obsessively writing byler fanfiction

It’s not even just an “oh I would be so happy if they ended up together” No. they need to be canon so I can live the rest of my life with some sort of peace. I will never be able to rest if they don’t end up together.

Anyways does anyone know how to fix this?

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I CANT TAKE THIS

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Aw poop

A rainbow ship is what you called it. And you, you must have used every color in the box.

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Bye bye social life, hello byler

my byler fic recs/bookmarks !!

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A Glimmer of Light Refusing to Fade by MagicSchoolbusDropout08 - a post s3, s4 rewrite, and s5 prediction fic that is possibly one of the best works ever written. nothing has ever impacted me as much as this fic and works can't describe how much I love it. (warning: this fic is amazing, but super duper dark so be careful with that)

a cruel summer with you by andiwriteordie, astrobi, and wiseatom - AAAGGGHHHHHHHH !! a summer camp au that literally SAVED my summer :) it has such good writing + the best playlist on earth

RESPONSIBILITY by Wheelerboi - a spideywill au that was my introduction to real writing 🫶 it’s still being updated but even so i recommend it SO much

To Hell and Back Again by perexcri - a post s4 apocalyptic fic that’s SO perfectly made. i was completely hooked the whole time i read it and read the whole thing in one go

Rock 'n' Roll by bylerisc4non - a band au that i love more than life itself. it’s longer, but so insanely worth it. the ending is actually my favorite thing ever and overall it’s just so perfect

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what a match: i'm half-doomed and you're semi-sweet by perexcri - a post s4 apocalyptic au that is one of (if not my most) favorite byler fic that i’ve ever read <3 it’s SO funny but also genuinely so insanely well-written since perexcri is the coolest person that’s ever lived

Finally! A Good Fucking Roadtrip by Julia_Skysong - an insanely well-written sequel to Lost Without You. it’s after the events of LWY and is just as good. i LOVE the party’s dynamic so much in this and physically could not recommend it more

what can i do by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy) - a college-age byler fic where holly completely clocks them both and saves the day. it’s so perfectly done that i genuinely have no notes

my favorite AUs

snakebites and bitter tonics by byersworld - a cowboy byler au that actually makes me want to bounce off the walls because of how perfect it is. it’s based off of the game Red Dead Redemption, but you don't need to had played it before to read it

the start of an age by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy) - THE byler fic ever. i could not possibly love this fic any more than i do. i’m being so serious when i say that i had a small obsession with medieval times because of this fic. it’s a medieval byler au with knights, arranged marriages, and a WHOLE lot of gay people

sweetheart, you're so cruel by perexcri - another band au that is without a doubt one of my favorite fics ever <3 sometimes i’ll just come back and read it again because it’s simply that good

Operation Matchmakers by midnighteverlark - a teacher byler au that is so so so so good <3 there’s a little miscommunication but in the best way

get him back! by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy) - a grown up byler au where they accidentally reunite after years and have to work together and AAGGHHH

The Wonderful Whitman by gaysforbyler - a byler rewrite of The Great Gatsby that is SO insanely good i have no words. it’s literally the same amount of words as the real book (which is insane on its own) but it’s also just so perfectly well-done and i’m so in love with everything about it

my ao3 is your_ivy_grows13 if you want to check my bookmarks! i haven’t posted anything of my own yet but it’s a good place to check for new bookmarks